Miranda A. Farage – Textbook of Aging Skin (Second edition, 2017)

Описание

The skin is a portal of knowledge on aging. From its softness and smoothness
in infancy, through its suppleness in youth, to its wrinkled texture in elders, the
skin displays the most visible and accessible manifestations of aging.
Due to falling birth rates and rising life expectancies in industrialized
countries, the average age of the population is increasing. People are more
preoccupied with looking and “staying” young, and research into the process
of aging has expanded.
Although excellent compendia exist on the subject of aging skin, the body
of knowledge is burgeoning and we still have more to learn. The purposes of
this textbook are: (1) to compile the most current information into one comprehensive
reference (it covers a range of topics, from the basics of skin
structure and function to the cellular and molecular mechanisms of aging, to
the latest bioengineering instruments used to assess age-related changes in the
skin); (2) to guide on how to utilize skin as a tool for insights into the remainder
of organs; and (3) to encourage the rapidly expanding universe of aging
research in a more holistic aspect (heart, lung, brain, etc., as well as laboratories
and investigators/foundations/government agencies) to utilize the readily
available skin as an entry/surrogate for research on other organs.
Contributors are internationally recognized experts from multiple disciplines
germane to this topic. We gratefully acknowledge all contributors for
sharing their time and expertise.
We expect this second edition of the textbook to be valuable to researchers
and students with an interest in aging skin, and the aging process in general.
Because research progress in this area is rapid, we hope to update this
compendium periodically as advances in the field dictate.

Miranda A. Farage is a Research Fellow in the Global Clinical Sciences
Innovation at the Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Farage
leads global research on genital health, dermatological testing and claims, new
clinical methods development, sensitive skin, physiology, clinical toxicology,
women’s health, quality of life, and related fields. Dr. Farage has invented
novel state-of-the-art clinical test methods that have resulted in efficient ways
of assessing new technologies and products as well as the filing of 15 patent
applications. She has published more than 200 manuscripts and chapters in
peer-reviewed journals and medical books. She is the Editor-in-Chief of
several books such as The Vulva; Textbook of Aging Skin, first edition; Topical
Application and the Mucosa; and Skin, Mucosa and Menopause: Management
of Clinical Issues.
Dr. Farage is a member of many scientific societies including the American
Academy of Dermatology, the European College of Society of Vulva Diseases,
the National Vulvodynia Association, the American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) International, and the Science Advisory Board. Currently,
she is serving on the editorial boards of more than a dozen scientific, dermatology,
and medical journals. She received a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences and a
master degree (MS) in Biology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign. Before joining Procter & Gamble, she was a faculty member at
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).